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Though there was doubt during the campaign of broad Jewish support for Barack Obama, the Chicago Jewish community didn't share it, Haaretz reports. “I said with a smile that he will be the first Jewish president,” said one community leader and who traveled with Obama to Israel in 2006. “He also has a deep understanding of issues that confront Israel and the Jewish community.”

And the Chicago Jews who knew and worked with Obama were not surprised he got nearly 80% of the Jewish vote on Election Day. "It was always a natural fit between the Jewish community and Barack Obama," says another Chicago political activist. "He understands those issues. Frankly, he's so smart he understands them better than most of us."

Here's a counter point: Corona_king you fail to realize that you never make any "salient" point. You simple make wild accusations and call people names. "All his personal and academic friends and political allies were muslim (sic) and Palestinian?" Really? No facts to back that up, of course, but you are "loyal opposition" so who needs facts, right? Just call everyone who disagrees with you Commies and Maxists and make up accusations, because that's what "loyal opposition" does. Yeah, well, fascists were pretty good at stuff like that, too. Frankly, Ck, as an American I'm ashamed of you and people like you.

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Nov 13, 2008 10:39 PM CST

Corona_King: Here's counter point -- Rahm Emanuel. It shocks me how dunce and blindly partisan some Americans are. These politicians, especially Obama, are not Fidel Castro-type ideologues. They make friends with anyone. Let's all shut up and get involved i the process to improve America.